Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 3 at 3:47PM CDT until June 5 at 1:49PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 3, 2025 - 1:47pm
Expires:
June 4, 2025 - 2:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...
Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Leavenworth and Atchison
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Stranger Creek at Easton.
* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water enters low-lying fields south of
Easton.
At 18.0 feet, 1st street in Easton and 231st street north and
south of Easton begin to flood.
At 19.5 feet, Highway 192 just east of Easton is closed due to
swift current of water over the road.
At 20.0 feet, All roads out of Easton except for highway 192 west
of 231st street in Easton are closed. In addition, water covers
Millwood Road, 3 miles north of Easton. Water depth is 6 inches
across the eastbound lane.
At 21.5 feet, Most of Easton east of 231st Street floods. A
campground in Easton floods. Several homes experience water on the
first floor. Water nearly surrounds but does not enter the former
Easton grade school.
At 22.5 feet, State Highway 92 east of 231st Street and 3 miles
south of Easton is closed.
At 23.0 feet, Backwater on Dawson Creek begins to approach the
nursing home on the west side of Easton.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 15.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 21.9 feet just after
midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early
tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
Area Description:
Atchison, KS; Leavenworth, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO